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Topic: RELIGION

Date: 1100-1200
Language: Old French
Origin: eremite, from Greek eremites 'living in the desert', from eremos 'lonely'

hermit

 noun
     
her‧mit [countable]
SSRR someone who lives alone and has a simple way of life, usually for religious reasons
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